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Oak Ridge proposes tiered pay plans and professional development tracks for police and fire
Summary
City staff outlined multi-year pay structures and a professional development ladder for police and firefighters, with specific starting pay figures and certification incentives; implementation includes training, career progression and a $2.5 million state-funded body-camera grant.
Oak Ridge staff presented detailed pay-plan changes and a professional development framework for the police and fire departments designed to improve recruitment, retention and training consistency.
For the police department, staff proposed renaming and reorganizing entry-level titles into a tiered system: Police Officer 1 (trainee) and Police Officer 2 (certified officer). The draft sets a new starting pay for Police Officer 1 at $48,464 and a Police Officer Investigator (certified, field-training completed) at $51,001. The plan also creates a…
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